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for everyone.

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para todas.

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Access Now defends and extends the digital rights of people and communities at risk. By combining direct technical support, strategic advocacy, grassroots grantmaking, and convenings such as RightsCon, we fight for human rights in the digital age.

Recent News & Updates

#KeepItOn 2023 election watch
Content Governance
Content Governance

2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch

9 Feb 2023

Governments around the world continue to shut down the internet during elections. Join our 2023 elections watch to #KeepItOn.

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2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch
9 Feb 2023
2023 elections and internet shutdowns watch
Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022

28 Feb 2023

Access Now and the #KeepItOn coalition documented 187 internet shutdowns in 2022, across a record-setting 35 countries.

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Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
28 Feb 2023
Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
Weapons of control, shields of impunity: Internet shutdowns in 2022
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Apagones de internet en América Latina y el Caribe: ataques a la libertad de expresión en Brasil y Cuba

20 Mar 2023

En 2022, las autoridades bloquearon el internet en 35 países al menos 187 veces. Cuba y Brasil lo hicieron al menos tres veces en total.

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Apagones de internet en América Latina y el Caribe: ataques a la libertad de expresión en Brasil y Cuba
20 Mar 2023
Apagones de internet en América Latina y el Caribe: ataques a la libertad de expresión en Brasil y Cuba
Release Salma al-Shehab

President Museveni must veto Uganda’s repressive Anti-Homosexuality Bill

23 Mar 2023

President Museveni must veto Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill and help safeguard the rights of LGBTQ+ people.

Press Release
President Museveni must veto Uganda’s repressive Anti-Homosexuality Bill
23 Mar 2023
President Museveni must veto Uganda’s repressive Anti-Homosexuality Bill
Regulating digital platforms
Content Governance
Content Governance

UNESCO’s guidelines for regulating digital platforms must center human rights for everyone, everywhere

21 Feb 2023
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UNESCO’s guidelines for regulating digital platforms must center human rights for everyone, everywhere
21 Feb 2023
UNESCO’s guidelines for regulating digital platforms must center human rights for everyone, everywhere
Anti-cybercrime
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Stop the assault on free speech, drop the draft digital content regulation in Iraq

16 Mar 2023

Access Now and partners call for Iraqi authorities to immediately withdraw the draconian draft regulation for digital content.

Press Release
Stop the assault on free speech, drop the draft digital content regulation in Iraq
16 Mar 2023
Stop the assault on free speech, drop the draft digital content regulation in Iraq
Release Salma al-Shehab
Content Governance
Content Governance

Put human rights first: Ghana’s parliament must reject repressive anti-LGBTQ+ bill

16 Mar 2023

Access Now and partners call on Ghana’s parliament to immediately reject the new repressive anti-LGBTQ+ bill.

Press Release
Put human rights first: Ghana’s parliament must reject repressive anti-LGBTQ+ bill
16 Mar 2023
Put human rights first: Ghana’s parliament must reject repressive anti-LGBTQ+ bill
International Womens Day Header
Digital Security
Digital Security

Silenced, spied on, and stalked: why we’re taking the fight for gender equality to the UN

6 Mar 2023
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Silenced, spied on, and stalked: why we’re taking the fight for gender equality to the UN
6 Mar 2023
Silenced, spied on, and stalked: why we’re taking the fight for gender equality to the UN
Earthquake Turkey
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

In Africa and the Middle East, internet shutdowns shroud human rights abuses

9 Mar 2023

Access Now’s new joint report examines how authorities in Africa and the Middle East weaponize internet shutdowns to obscure human rights abuses.

Press Release
In Africa and the Middle East, internet shutdowns shroud human rights abuses
9 Mar 2023
In Africa and the Middle East, internet shutdowns shroud human rights abuses
I Love Digital Rights Social Card
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression

Technology for Democracy at the second U.S. Summit: an update on our progress

23 Feb 2023
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Technology for Democracy at the second U.S. Summit: an update on our progress
23 Feb 2023
Technology for Democracy at the second U.S. Summit: an update on our progress
The #KeepItOn coalition calls on authorities in Iran to immediately reinstate full internet access across the country.
Internet Shutdowns
Internet Shutdowns

#KeepItOn in Mauritania: authorities must restore internet connectivity

9 Mar 2023

Following reports of a nationwide block on mobile internet access in Mauritania, Access Now urges authorities to immediately reconnect the country. 

Press Release
#KeepItOn in Mauritania: authorities must restore internet connectivity
9 Mar 2023
#KeepItOn in Mauritania: authorities must restore internet connectivity
Regulating digital platforms
Content Governance
Content Governance

Content governance in times of crisis: how platforms can protect human rights

29 Nov 2022

The “Declaration for content and platform governance principles in times of crisis” lays out principles for social media platforms to help ensure privacy, freedom of expression, and access to information during crises.

Publication
Content governance in times of crisis: how platforms can protect human rights
29 Nov 2022
Content governance in times of crisis: how platforms can protect human rights
ITFlows artificial intelligence
Privacy
Privacy

EU negotiations on AI systems must #ProtectNotSurveil people on the move

9 Feb 2023

Access Now calls on the European Parliament to #ProtectNotSurveil people on the move in the Artificial Intelligence Act.

Press Release
EU negotiations on AI systems must #ProtectNotSurveil people on the move
9 Feb 2023
EU negotiations on AI systems must #ProtectNotSurveil people on the move
Elon Musk Twitter Collage sell
Digital Security
Digital Security

Beyond Twitter: digital safety tips to navigate the Musk takeover

23 Nov 2022

Things haven’t been going so well since Elon Musk took over Twitter. Here are digital safety tips to help keep yourself safe on the platform.

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Beyond Twitter: digital safety tips to navigate the Musk takeover
23 Nov 2022
Beyond Twitter: digital safety tips to navigate the Musk takeover
Focused View
Artificial Intelligence
Artificial Intelligence

TikTok’s “Focused View”: the creepy new feature aims to monetise your emotions

7 Feb 2023

Ever heard of TikTok’s “Focused View”? Learn how TikTok claims to tracks your emotions and invades your privacy for profit.

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TikTok’s “Focused View”: the creepy new feature aims to monetise your emotions
7 Feb 2023
TikTok’s “Focused View”: the creepy new feature aims to monetise your emotions
Exigimos que las personas puedan #MigrarSinVigilancia: ¡No a la recolección e intercambio masivo de datos biométricos de personas migrantes!
Digital Identity Systems
Digital Identity Systems

Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador se abstienen de entregar información sobre el tratamiento de datos biométricos de personas migrantes

10 Mar 2023

Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador denegaron información sobre los acuerdos para el tratamiento de datos biométricos de personas migrantes.

Press Release
Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador se abstienen de entregar información sobre el tratamiento de datos biométricos de personas migrantes
10 Mar 2023
Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador se abstienen de entregar información sobre el tratamiento de datos biométricos de personas migrantes
Shutdown impact stories in Central Asia
Digital Security
Digital Security

“We were in an information vacuum”: internet shutdowns in Central Asia

15 Feb 2023
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“We were in an information vacuum”: internet shutdowns in Central Asia
15 Feb 2023
“We were in an information vacuum”: internet shutdowns in Central Asia
RightsCon Costa Rica 2023 RightsCon

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Access Now is made up of a diverse team of more than 130 experts working in centers of political power, tech innovation, and civic action around the world. We have registered offices in Belgium, Costa Rica, Germany, Tunisia, and the United States, with team members based in more than 20 countries across six continents.